Umpires

Top of the 1st

Jacoby Ellsbury struck out swinging. None on with one out and Dustin Pedroia due up.

Single

Dustin Pedroia singled to right. Runner on first with one out and Kevin Youkilis due up.

Out

Kevin Youkilis flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Jason Bay due up.

Stolen-base

Dustin Pedroia stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Jason Bay at the plate.

Out

Jason Bay struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom of the 1st

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Out

Carlos Gomez flied out to right. None on with one out and Matt Tolbert due up.

Out

Matt Tolbert grounded out first to pitcher. None on with two outs and Justin Morneau due up.

Out

Justin Morneau flied out to left to end the inning.

Top of the 2nd

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Play

Single

Mike Lowell singled to left. Runner on first with none out and Rocco Baldelli due up.

Double

Rocco Baldelli doubled to right. Runners on second and third with none out and Jason Varitek due up.

Out

Jason Varitek struck out swinging. Runners on second and third with one out and Jeff Bailey due up.

Out

Jeff Bailey struck out swinging. Runners on second and third with two outs and Julio Lugo due up.

Out

Julio Lugo struck out looking to end the inning.

Bottom of the 2nd

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Play

Out

Jason Kubel flied out to left. None on with one out and Michael Cuddyer due up.

Home-run

Michael Cuddyer one-out, solo Home Run (8) to left. Brian Buscher due up.

Out

Brian Buscher struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Mike Redmond due up.

Out

Mike Redmond grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Top of the 3rd

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Play

Single

Jacoby Ellsbury infield singled to short. Runner on first with none out and Dustin Pedroia due up.

Out

Jacoby Ellsbury caught stealing second. None on with one out and Dustin Pedroia at the plate.

Single

Dustin Pedroia singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Kevin Youkilis due up.

Double

Kevin Youkilis doubled to left. Runners on second and third with one out and Jason Bay due up.

Double

Jason Bay double to left scored Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis with one out. Runner on second and Mike Lowell due up.

Stolen-base

Jason Bay stole third. Runner on third with one out and Mike Lowell at the plate.

Single

Mike Lowell single to left scored Jason Bay with one out. Runner on first and Rocco Baldelli due up.

Out

Rocco Baldelli struck out swinging. Runner on first with two outs and Jason Varitek due up.

Out

Jason Varitek flied out to center to end the inning.

Bottom of the 3rd

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Play

Out

Delmon Young struck out swinging. None on with one out and Nick Punto due up.

Out

Nick Punto grounded out second to first. None on with two outs and Carlos Gomez due up.

Out

Carlos Gomez struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 4th

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Play

Out

Jeff Bailey flied out to left. None on with one out and Julio Lugo due up.

Out

Julio Lugo struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Jacoby Ellsbury due up.

Single

Jacoby Ellsbury singled to center. Runner on first with two outs and Dustin Pedroia due up.

Single

Dustin Pedroia singled to left. Runners on first and second with two outs and Kevin Youkilis due up.

Double

Kevin Youkilis double to left scored Jacoby Ellsbury and Dustin Pedroia with two out. Runner on second and Jason Bay due up.

Out

Jason Bay popped out to second to end the inning.

Bottom of the 4th

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Play

Single

Matt Tolbert singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Justin Morneau due up.

Out

Justin Morneau flied out to right. Runner on first with one out and Jason Kubel due up.

Out,stolen-base

Jason Kubel struck out swinging. On the play, Matt Tolbert stole second. Runner on second with two outs and Michael Cuddyer due up.

Out

Michael Cuddyer struck out swinging to end the inning.

Top of the 5th

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Play

Substitution

R.A. Dickey starts the inning for the Twins.

Single

Mike Lowell singled to center. Runner on first with none out and Rocco Baldelli due up.

Out

Rocco Baldelli flied out to center. Runner on first with one out and Jason Varitek due up.

Out

Jason Varitek flied out to right. Runner on first with two outs and Jeff Bailey due up.

Hit-by-pitch

Jeff Bailey was hit-by-pitch. Runners on first and second with two outs and Julio Lugo due up.

Hit-by-pitch

Mike Lowell advances to third on a passed ball. Runners on first and third with two outs and Julio Lugo at the plate.

Single

Julio Lugo grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second to end the inning.

Bottom of the 5th

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Play

Out

Brian Buscher flied out to left. None on with one out and Mike Redmond due up.

Double

Mike Redmond doubled to right. Runner on second with one out and Delmon Young due up.

Out

Delmon Young struck out swinging. Runner on second with two outs and Nick Punto due up.

Out

Nick Punto grounded out second to first to end the inning.

Top of the 6th

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Play

Out

Jacoby Ellsbury grounded out second to first. None on with one out and Dustin Pedroia due up.

Out

Dustin Pedroia lined out to center. None on with two outs and Kevin Youkilis due up.

Out

Kevin Youkilis lined out to third to end the inning.

Bottom of the 6th

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Play

Triple

Carlos Gomez doubled to right center, advances to third on Rocco Baldelli's throwing error. Runner on third with none out and Matt Tolbert due up.

Out

Matt Tolbert struck out swinging. Runner on third with one out and Justin Morneau due up.

Double

Justin Morneau ground-rule double to left center scored Carlos Gomez with one out. Runner on second and Jason Kubel due up.

Single

Jason Kubel single to center scored Justin Morneau with one out. Runner on first and Michael Cuddyer due up.

Substitution

Ramon Ramirez enters the game for the Red Sox with a runner on first and one out.

Single

Michael Cuddyer grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second. Runner on first with two outs and Brian Buscher due up.

Out

Brian Buscher grounded out to first to end the inning.

Top of the 7th

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Play

Out

Jason Bay flied out to center. None on with one out and Mike Lowell due up.

Out

Mike Lowell grounded out short to first. None on with two outs and Rocco Baldelli due up.

Single

Rocco Baldelli infield singled to third. Runner on first with two outs and Jason Varitek due up.

Single

Jason Varitek grounded into a fielder's choice, third to second to end the inning.

Bottom of the 7th

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Play

Out

Mike Redmond popped out to second. None on with one out and Delmon Young due up.

Out

Delmon Young struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Nick Punto due up.

Out

Nick Punto flied out to left to end the inning.

Top of the 8th

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Play

Home-run

Jeff Bailey lead-off Home Run (3) to left. Julio Lugo due up.

Out

Julio Lugo flied out to left. None on with one out and Jacoby Ellsbury due up.

Out

Jacoby Ellsbury flied out to left. None on with two outs and Dustin Pedroia due up.

Out

Dustin Pedroia grounded out short to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 8th

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Play

Substitution

Hideki Okajima starts the inning for the Red Sox.

Out

Carlos Gomez flied out to left. None on with one out and Matt Tolbert due up.

Out

Matt Tolbert popped out to short. None on with two outs and Justin Morneau due up.

Out

Justin Morneau struck out looking to end the inning.

Top of the 9th

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Play

Substitution

Luis Ayala starts the inning for the Twins.

Out

Kevin Youkilis struck out looking. None on with one out and Jason Bay due up.

Single

Jason Bay singled to left. Runner on first with one out and Mike Lowell due up.

Single

Mike Lowell singled to right. Runners on first and third with one out and Rocco Baldelli due up.

Substitution

Nick Green is pinch-running for Mike Lowell.

Out

Pinch-Hitter J.D. Drew flied out to right. Runners on first and third with two outs and Jason Varitek due up.

Out

Jason Varitek grounded out third to first to end the inning.

Bottom of the 9th

Play Type

Play

Substitution

Jonathan Papelbon starts the inning for the Red Sox.

Single

Jason Kubel singled to right. Runner on first with none out and Michael Cuddyer due up.

Out

Michael Cuddyer struck out looking. Runner on first with one out and Brian Buscher due up.

Out

Brian Buscher flied out to center. Runner on first with two outs and Mike Redmond due up.

Substitution

Joe Mauer is pinch-hitting for Mike Redmond.

Home-run

Pinch-Hitter Joe Mauer two-out, two-run Home Run (11) to right center scored Jason Kubel. Delmon Young due up.

Recap: Minnesota vs. Boston

Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Kevin Youkilis had a pair of doubles and two runs batted in and Jeff Bailey hit a solo homer, as the Boston Red Sox got by the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, in the opener of a four-game set at the Metrodome.

Jason Bay finished 2-for-5 with a two-run double, while Dustin Pedroia added three hits and two runs for the Red Sox, who came into the contest after losing two of three in an interleague matchup against the New York Mets. Boston has won five of seven overall.

Jacoby Ellsbury recorded two hits and extended his hitting streak to 20 games in the win.

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz was given the day off and was replaced by Mike Lowell, who went 4-for-5 with an RBI.

Brad Penny (5-1) earned the win after going 5 1/3 innings. The veteran righty surrendered three runs on six hits, struck out seven and had no walks. Jonathan Papelbon earned his 12th save of the season despite giving up a two- run pinch-hit homer to Joe Mauer, who was being rested by Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.

"It's nice with this team. They helped me out a lot today by getting those runs early. It's a lot of fun with this team," Penny said.

Michael Cuddyer added a solo homer and Jason Kubel had a pair of hits and an RBI for Minnesota, which had a four-game winning streak snapped. Justin Morneau had an RBI double in defeat.

Minnesota was without third baseman Joe Crede, who was suffering from a bruised right hand after getting hit by a pitch in Sunday's win over Milwaukee.

"They are a tough team, they bring it every day," Cuddyer said about the Red Sox. "They have a lot of fire power even without Ortiz doing well. You got to play tough against them, which we did even though we lost today."

Francisco Liriano (2-6) was tagged for the loss after giving up 11 hits and five runs in four innings of work. The left-hander struck out seven without walking a batter.

In the bottom of the ninth and Boston ahead 6-3, Papelbon was summoned from the BoSox bullpen and gave up a lead-off single to Kubel before retiring the next two batters. Mauer's two-run homer to right made it 6-5, but the Boston closer got Delmon Young to fly out to right to end the game.

Cuddyer gave the Twins a 1-0 lead in the second when he belted a first-pitch curveball into the left-field seats for his eighth homer of the season.

Pedroia reached with a one-out single in the third and Youkilis doubled, putting runners on second and third. Bay then chased both home with a double down the left-field line. Lowell's RBI base-hit put the Red Sox up 3-1.

Boston then picked up a pair of two-out runs in the fourth. Ellsbury and Pedroia singled, and Youkilis' double to left chased both in to give the visitors a four-run cushion.

Morneau's RBI ground-rule double and Kubel's run-scoring single in the sixth got the Twins within 5-3. Bailey's solo homer to left in the eighth put the BoSox up by three.